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Flood Watch remains in effect; scattered rain and storms Tuesday
Rainfall will not be as widespread as Monday, but we still have the potential for some flooding with already saturated ground.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Camp Mabry recorded a record 3.73 inches of rainfall on Monday. This was the fifth highest August rain total on record, and the most rain in a day since May of 2018.
The excessive rainfall in the metro caused some flooding issues, especially around Shoal Creek, which crested at over 16 feet Monday before falling back below flood stage as of Tuesday morning.
So, are we done with the rainfall? Not yet. A Flood Watch remains in effect through 1 p.m. Wednesday, as we have the potential for more scattered showers and downpours, especially on Tuesday.
To be clear, we are not expecting widespread heavy rain Tuesday to the extent of what happened Monday. However, scattered downpours will continue to develop through the rest of Tuesday morning through the mid to late afternoon.
Not everybody will see rain, but a few heavier downpours could still drop another one to two inches of rainfall in some locations. If this syncs up with areas that are already saturated from Monday, there could be some more minor flooding concerns.
The rain chance for Tuesday is about 60% with afternoon highs ranging from mid 80s to low 90s.
Rain chances will gradually decrease each day through the back half of the week, but we’ll still have some scattered downpours and storms around, especially on Wednesday.
Seven-day rainfall totals could still be up to one to two inches or more for scattered spots south and southeast of Austin, but not everybody will see these totals. Lesser totals between a quarter-inch and one inch will be possible for the metro and northern Hill Country.
The forecast looks hotter and mainly dry by the upcoming weekend as afternoon highs return to the mid or even upper 90s.
The KVUE Weather team will continue to monitor this developing forecast.
In the meantime, the extended forecast can be found below:
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